Lahat ng Kabanata ng I wish it were you: Kabanata 1641 - Kabanata 1650

The sound of the shower turned on, and it was like a bomb went off in Naomi’s head—her mind flooded with panic.What the hell is this guy doing?!She was torn between anxiety and rage, almost losing it, but she couldn’t show any of it in front of her mom. She stole a quick glance to check her mother’s reaction.Sure enough, her mom had heard it. She glanced toward the bedroom and asked with a sly smile, “Didn’t you say you were alone? Who’s taking a shower in your room?”“No one’s taking a shower in my room!”Naomi’s voice came out way too tense, and that alone made it sound like a lie.She quickly cleared her throat and added, “The shower’s been acting up lately, keeps leaking. I’ll go check it out.”Her mom seemed convinced, nodding for her to go check.Naomi hurried back to the master bedroom, quietly shutting the door behind her before darting into the bathroom.Jax was mid-shower when she stormed in and turned off the water without a word.“What are you doing?!” she hissed, glari

“Aren’t we already family?” her mother said with a smile, throwing a teasing glance at Naomi before turning to Jax. “Jax, I originally wanted to meet your parents and discuss the two of you, but I didn’t expect… sigh!”When Naomi heard her mother mention discussing their relationship, she grew even more flustered. “Mom!”“Don’t interrupt me,” her mother cut her off firmly. “I’m talking about serious matters with Jax.” Then she turned back to Jax. “I don’t know if Naomi told you about our family situation…“Actually, her biological father passed away when she was still in high school. I brought her up alone for a few tough years before I met my current husband.“He’s been really good to us—treats Naomi like his own daughter. I think, since we’ll be one family in the future, we should all have a meal together someday. I’ll invite Naomi’s uncle too.”Naomi was completely stunned.She had expected her mom might try to push them into registering for marriage, but now that it was happening,

Jax frowned slightly. “What did you lose?”Naomi told him that during the fire, she had panicked while trying to escape and fell down the stairs, hitting her head. She was unconscious for days. When she woke up, she had forgotten everything before the age of ten—even her own parents. The only thing she remembered was her name: Naomi.In fact, even the detail about injuring her head was something her parents had told her later.As she spoke, she brushed aside her bangs and showed Jax the scar on her forehead left from that fall.Jax gently traced the scar with his finger, imagining the pain she'd endured. A strange emotion stirred in his heart, as if something sharp had clawed across it—foreign and hard to define.The girl in his arms grew self-conscious under his gaze. She brushed her hair back down to cover the scar. “It’s ugly, isn’t it?”“No,” Jax said, withdrawing his hand from her forehead and resting it back on her thigh, resuming the posture he had before.His rational mind kic

After that little head-pat from Jax, for some reason, Naomi suddenly felt shy. She looked out the window and reminded him, “You should keep driving—no long-term parking allowed here.”Jax sat back properly, restarted the car, and continued driving toward his place.Naomi snuck a glance at him. As always, his face was calm and composed—like nothing could shake him. Even after that kiss, aside from the faint sheen on his lips, there wasn’t a trace of fluster.She couldn't help but wonder: is he just emotionally numb, or secretly a slow-burning tease?Despite her internal grumbling, the corners of her lips curled up.If she had to choose someone… this guy beside her might not be a bad option after all.Soon, they arrived outside Jax’s residential complex.He pulled the car up near the main lobby. Unbuckling his seatbelt, he stared ahead in silence for a few seconds, then said, “Drive slow on your way back.”“Mm…”“Alright, I’ll get out here.”Naomi looked at him, opened her mouth to say

The young master told Seraphina everything he had investigated.Just like Afai’s findings, Seraphina’s parents and the young master’s parents had once been very close friends. Seraphina’s father had acted as a guarantor for the young master’s father, helping him secure a large loan for an investment project. Later, the project ran into trouble, and the young master’s parents disappeared. Seraphina’s father was forced to take on the massive debt.In order to repay the loan, he misappropriated savings from customers, and later sold off all his assets to replenish the misused funds. Afterward, the young master’s parents were murdered.Seraphina’s parents still attended their funeral, and afterward, they left Elfhedge to settle in another city. Ten years later, Seraphina, now nine years old, was living a happy life with her parents. Her father, still working in the banking industry, had been promoted to vice president of a local bank.However, the scandal surrounding her father’s embezzle